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The Stridsvagn 103 (Strv 103),[Note 1] also known as the S-Tank,[Note 2] is a Swedish post-World War II main battle tank, designed and manufactured in Sweden.[3] Developed in the 1950s, it was the first main battle tank to use a turbine engine and the only mass-produced tank since World War II to dispense with a turret.[4] It has an unconventional design with a unique gun laying process:[5][6][7] it is turretless with a fixed gun traversed by engaging the tracks (like the 75mm gun on the 1930s French Char B1) and elevated by adjusting the hull suspension.[4] The result was a very low-profile design with an emphasis on survivability and heightened crew protection level. Strv 103s formed a major portion of the Swedish armoured forces from the 1960s to the 1990s, when, along with the Centurions, it was replaced by the Leopard 2 variants Stridsvagn 121 and Stridsvagn 122.[8] While most turretless armoured fighting vehicles are classified as assault guns or tank destroyers, the Strv 103 is considered a tank since its designated combat role matched those of other tanks within contemporary Swedish doctrine.
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